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Former University of North Carolina president Bill Friday told the station that the actor died this morning at his home around 7:00 a.m. An ambulance was sent to Griffith's North Carolina home early this morning.

In addition to his onscreen roles, Griffith was an accomplished gospel singer, and won a 1996 Grammy Award for his album "I Love To Tell The Story - 25 Timeless Hymns."

His hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina also boasts The Andy Griffith Museum, which features Griffith-related memorabilia collected by the actor's friend Emmett Forrest.

In a 1992 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Griffith talked about how he wanted to be remembered, saying, "If I have done something that's entertaining and it's on tape or film, they'll watch it." See the video below.